Industrial Controls Engineering Lead

Exol

United States

Remote

USD 140,000 - 190,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Symbotic is seeking a Manager, Industrial Controls Engineering to lead and scale the Industrial Controls team supporting customer implementations and ongoing automation projects. You will define roadmaps, mentor engineers, and drive delivery of PLC, HMI, and integration solutions across complex warehouses.

Ideal candidates have extensive PLC/HMI experience, Rockwell ControlLogix/GuardLogix, Ignition and FactoryTalk, plus strong leadership.

Qualifications

Minimum 2 years of management experience and 8 years total work experience.
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Automation Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.
Minimum of 8 years of experience programming PLCs, HMIs, drives, and related industrial control technologies.
Minimum of 3 years of people leadership experience managing Controls Engineers or other highly technical engineering teams.
Demonstrated success leading complex industrial automation projects involving hardware, software, and integrated system architectures.
Advanced experience with Rockwell Automation PLC platforms including ControlLogix and GuardLogix.
Experience developing HMI applications using platforms such as Ignition and FactoryTalk ME/SE.
Strong knowledge of industrial networking technologies and control system architectures.
Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills for complex automated systems.
Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, control drawings, and system architecture documentation.
Proven ability to drive outcomes through influence, collaboration, and technical leadership.
Strong communication, organizational leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
Experience in warehouse automation, robotics, material handling, or other complex automated systems preferred.
Knowledge of power systems, AC/DC drive architectures, and motion control systems preferred.
Experience supporting New Product Introduction (NPI), sustaining engineering, and large-scale deployment programs preferred.
Experience with Agile development methodologies, Jira, and modern engineering development processes preferred.
Experience providing 24/7 customer support preferred.
Master's degree in Engineering, Engineering Management, or a related technical discipline preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop a growing team of Industrial Controls Engineers.
Establish performance expectations, career development plans, and technical competency frameworks that support both individual growth and organizational needs.
Drive workforce planning, recruiting, succession planning, and organizational development initiatives.
Foster a culture of accountability, technical excellence, innovation, safety, and continuous improvement.
Mentor engineers and technical leaders while promoting knowledge sharing, collaboration, and engineering best practices.
Own engineering execution across Industrial Controls implementation and deployment activities.
Establish processes that ensure delivery of high-quality, reliable, and maintainable PLC and HMI solutions.
Balance engineering resources against business priorities, customer commitments, and strategic objectives.
Provide leadership and oversight for complex technical initiatives, troubleshooting efforts, and escalations.
Drive technical decision-making while ensuring consistency with established architectures, standards, and product strategies.
Support implementation and deployment of new control system capabilities and enhancement of existing platforms.
Champion rigorous validation and testing strategies to ensure system performance, reliability, and safety requirements are met.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives that increase engineering productivity and reduce development, commissioning, and support efforts.
Partner with Industrial Controls leadership to translate organizational strategy into technical roadmaps and execution plans.
Identify technical risks, capability gaps, and opportunities for process and platform improvements.
Drive initiatives that improve deployment efficiency, operational performance, and customer outcomes.
Influence long-term controls architecture and technology direction to support business growth and platform scalability.
Partner with Release Management and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure seamless deployment of control system updates.
Communicate engineering status, technical risks, and strategic recommendations to Industrial Controls leadership.
Build strong relationships with customers and internal partners to understand challenges, gather feedback, and improve solutions.
Support critical customer issues and operational escalations when necessary.